Avicii’s posthumous legacy continues to reach new milestones five years after his untimely passing as “Wake Me Up” achieves 2 billion streams on Spotify.
Five years have passed since EDM superstar Avicii tragically died at 28 of an apparent suicide. His music lives on, however. The late DJ and producer’s 2013 crossover hit “Wake Me Up” has become the first track by a Swedish artist to surpass 2 billion Spotify streams.
“Some big news today,” wrote Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on X, the app formerly known as Twitter. “‘Wake Me Up’ by Avicii is the first song by a Swedish artist to break 2B streams on Spotify….
